Human evolution – what a long, strange, trip it’s been. Part of the trip was encounters between our ancestors and other species of humans. Those meetings must have been full of fear, wonder, and, according …

The ATH Team’s noticed that Chip’s been a bit hard to get in touch with lately. When he’s not sending missives from Africa, he’s been busy giving interviews all about Last Ape Standing. John C. Snider …

By Chip Walter Recently the Internet was all atwitter after Harvard molecular biologist George Church was quoted in Der Spiegel as having said eventually an “adventurous female human” will be needed to act as a surrogate mother …

As part of Slate.com’s ongoing Big Question series about what makes us human, science journalist Ann Gibbons did a little personal genetic research and found that she’s part Neanderthal. If you’re of European descent, there’s …

It’s one of the great mysteries of human evolution––the disappearance of the Neanderthals, a species of remarkable primates who lived and hunted the mountains and vast plains of Europe and Asia for 200,000 years until …

Follow Us!

Feedback

Have a complaint or grievance? Saw something you really liked here and want to share with us? Please contact us to let us know. We'll get back to you as soon as we can!!

About Us

AllThingsHuman.net is about asking and answering the big, and the little, questions about what makes us tick. It’s a place where you can read about or listen to or watch or share whatever you can imagine about yourself and the rest of the human race, good and bad, dark and bright. If it’s surprising, thoughtful, engaging, creative, fun or funny — and about us — you’ll find it here. Practical advice, humor, startling insights, all based on solid science, but not the boring variety. We believe in science for the rest of us, exciting, illuminating, engaging and fun. And we believe that by providing it, we can help make all of our lives better. So join us, and spread the word to the other humans you know. Learn what makes us the fascinating creatures we are and see how learning it can make your life richer, fuller and better.